Eliminate hepatitis

Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. The condition can be self-limiting or can progress to fibrosis (scarring), cirrhosis or liver
5 August 2017, 18:00 PM

DMCH doctors collect tissue samples from Muktamoni’s hand

Doctors at Dhaka Medical College Hospital collect tissue samples from Muktamoni, a 12-year old girl from Satkhira afflicted by a disease mainly in her right hand, a condition leading to her hand swelling up like a bee hive, to determine her treatment procedure.
5 August 2017, 04:51 AM

Innovation Summit Chittagong held

Organised by CheesecakeTech, Innovation Summit Chittagong was a rare opportunity for the youth to learn about recent tech trends.
3 August 2017, 18:00 PM

Second treble for aamra companies

aamra has received awards in three different categories at Asia's Best Employer Brand Awards 2017.
3 August 2017, 18:00 PM

World's blind population to soar: study

The world's blind will increase threefold from about 36 million today to 115 million in 2050 as populations expand and individuals grow ever older, researchers say.
3 August 2017, 14:37 PM

Vitamin A plus campaign Saturday

Around 2.25 crore children, aged between six months and five years, will be fed Vitamin A plus capsules under a national campaign on August 5.
3 August 2017, 11:24 AM

Chile Congress lifts abortion ban

Chile's Congress on Wednesday eased a strict ban on abortion in effect since the final days of the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship nearly three decades ago.
3 August 2017, 06:00 AM

Kissing unlikely to pass on Zika virus: researchers

Kissing is unlikely to pass on the Zika virus, which is harmless for most people but can cause severe brain damage in unborn children, a study with monkeys shows.
2 August 2017, 07:09 AM

Bangladesh conjoined twin sisters Tofa, Tahura doing well

Tofa and Tahura, the 10-month-old babies from Gaibandha who were joined at the waist, are doing well after they were separated through a pioneering surgery in Bangladesh.
2 August 2017, 06:46 AM

Myanmar schools in 10km radius of H1N1 virus infected area closed

After the reported outbreaks of H5N1 and H1N1 virus, schools located within a 10-km radius of the infected area in Dawei Township of Myanmar from August 1 to 7 have been ordered closed.
2 August 2017, 04:43 AM

Popular method of cooking rice may be poisonous

Millions of rice lovers could be putting themselves at risk by cooking it incorrectly, scientists warn.
1 August 2017, 15:23 PM

Gaibandha conjoined twins regain consciousness after separation

The conjoined twins from Gaibandha -- Tofa and Tahura – have been separated at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Before the surgery, the around ten-month-old two sisters were conjoined at the waist.
1 August 2017, 06:35 AM

Transcatheter valve implant now in Bangladesh

Good news for patients suffering from aortic valve stenosis as the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implant surgery makes its way to Bangladesh.
30 July 2017, 16:00 PM

Bangladeshi dermatologist visits UMMC

Prominent scholar and dermatologist Prof Dr M U Kabir Chowdhury has been invited to the University of Mississippi Medical Center
29 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Special package for liver cirrhosis patients

The world-renowned Max Super Speciality Hospital Saket in New Delhi has launched special treatment packages for Bangladeshis who are
29 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Long-acting antiretroviral injection safe

An injectable antiretroviral therapy (ART) consisting of two drugs (cabotegravir and rilpivirine) administered every four or eight weeks
29 July 2017, 18:00 PM

How to avoid yellow fever

Yellow fever is a viral disease of typically short duration. The disease is caused by the yellow fever virus and is spread by the bite of an
29 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Shouting: Your way to awful life

If you are short tempered or impatient all the time, you just might find yourself feeling sick more often. In fact, shouting and screaming
29 July 2017, 18:00 PM

The Paris Statement: "HIV Science Matters"

Scientific knowledge is the backbone of the HIV response. Over the past 30 years, scientific research has shaped and influenced our
29 July 2017, 18:00 PM

What is really killing the children of Tripura Para?

Forgotten by healthcare workers for seven years, 10 children in Sitakunda died from a disease that takes a single shot to prevent.
27 July 2017, 18:00 PM